A hard slapped on the table made the five males flinched on their seats. It was Donghyuck who arrived inside the room with his unusual face that they’ve only seen once in a while, he seems ready to kill anyone if you plan to mess with him. Jaemin was about to call him but Jeno squeezed his hand, signing to him to stop on what he’s planning to do.

“What?” he asked confusedly while knitting his eyebrows.

“He’s in the bad mood.”

“We should ask him then. What happened to him, right?”

“Donghyuck hyung! What happened to you?” Chenle approached the older with Jisung following him behind, sipping a bottle of milk.

Jaemin gave Jeno a mocking face before heading to Donghyuck who looks like ready to wallop someone with his kind of expression. He wanted to know what happened of course. Then Jeno scratched his nape before following Jaemin too. 

“Nothing happened. I’m okay.” He answered quickly and put down his bag before pulling his text books under his table.

“Really Donghyuck-ah? You’re trying to fool us you stupid being?” Renjun scoffed. It made Donghyuck tilted his head to the Chinese boy and glared, they shouldn’t really messed up with him today because he can wallop anyone who'll trying to mess with him.

“Okay, seriously boy. What’s going on?”

Donghyuck take a deep breath and massage his temple for a second before he'll try to speak. His mind is battling whether to tell them what happened or not but there’s no such a reason for not answering them. They will just keep bothering and asking him what the actual is going on until he will feel irritated.

“Mark hyung. He ruined everything.” He groaned and kicked his desk, almost crying in disappointment he was feeling since that day.

“What do you mean?” Jaemin asked.

“Chani asked me to meet him, out of my excitement I told Mark hyung about it and he seems not like the idea of meeting him. He sounds afraid than me because Chani might ditch me again. I know that he’s just worried and I thanked him for that but I can handle myself. If Chani will going to ditch me, then it’s not his problem anymore. I really hate myself for letting him come with us. Just why did I say yes? Do you know what did that stupid do? He keeps clinging to me like, he’s my boyfriend and I’m very mad!” he ranted and crossed his arms. Donghyuck is not lying, he’s really mad like he wanted to kill Mark anytime if he happened to see the oldest around. But of course, he won’t do it in actual.

“I think. it’s better if we can’t let them see each other for now.” Jisung mumbled to Renjun beside him. “For how long?” Renjun asked and bit his lip. He can't stand it if some of them inside their circle of friendship were not going along.

“Yah, don’t you feel anything if Mark’s with you all the time?” Jaemin suddenly spoke and it made the five gazes turn into him with strange looks in it. It was unexpected.

“What?” Donghyuck.

Every gazes has confusing looks, they seems not having any idea of what kind of feeling has the eldest friend of them feel towards Donghyuck who still talks a lot about Chani. So, Jaemin was the only one who sensed? Wow.

“Hey Jaemin hyung, what do you mean?” Chenle asked but when Jaemin was about to answer him, Donghyuck spoke.

“I’m.. I feel happy when I’m w-with him. But he’s just really annoying sometimes when it comes to someone I adore. He’s always complaining. Today, I’m really mad at him, the thing that made more irritated to him is he didn’t even think of apologizing to me after ruining my date. What the is his problem?”

Maybe Donghyuck don’t see Mark as someone he wants to be with everyday yet, but Jaemin can feel that it will happen soon. Not today. 

Love takes time.

If they’re going to ask him, Donghyuck will keep ranting about Mark and how annoying he is. Just now, they will let Donghyuck alone to lessen his maddened feeling inside.

“Just, try to understand Mark. You’re always with him so you know him better.” Jeno advised him but Donghyuck can only give him a shrug.

“I can’t understand him. I tried.” He sigh.

Jaemin pursed his lips. Donghyuck didn’t really have an idea, so he’s kind’ a curious. Is it always like this everytime you will like a person that much? Then there’s someone beside you who secretly liking you more than on what you think. 

People were too focused on someone they like and then later on, they’ll end tearing up because that someone hurt them, while there’s always this someone who’s willing to give everything what they have in order to keep the other’s happiness but always feel ignored. On the other hand, love is still awful.

That’s one of the bitter truth in life.

Jaemin take a glimpse to Jeno and smiled secretly.

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Renjun and Jaemin were on their way to Mark’s classroom and decide to talk to him, they already heard Donghyuck’s point of view so it’s time to drift away. It’s already lunch time and Mark didn’t show up so Renjun insisted to talk to the eldest while the others will keep accompanying Donghyuck for now. Jaemin came with him and Jeno want to come too but Jaemin told him to stay so Jeno do what Jaemin told him despite of wanting to follow them.

And yes, they are that concerened.

“Mark hyung.” Jaemin called him and Mark quickly turned his head.

“Oh Jaemin, Renjun. Hey.” He stood up from sitting and move to reach them and went outside.

“What’s up with you hyung? Donghyuck keeps ranting about you.” Renjun asked.

Frustrated, Mark ruffled his hair and brushed them away then let out a deep sigh like it was all his problems that he want to get rid. He wanted to tell them why but at the same time he can’t just because of embarrassment he feel. Will it be okay to tell them?

“Let him be. He won’t understand me either.”

"But, I kind' a understand you." Jaemin blurts then Mark looked at him in surprise. "Huh?" 

“You should make him understand you. Tell him what you really feel towards him.” Jaemin said and it made Mark caught off guard and looked at him. “What?”

“I know, you like him.”

“H-how did you find out?” 

“I just sensed it.”

“Wah! Is it true Mark? Why aren’t you telling me anything so that I can help you?” Renjun punched him jokingly while grinning. “So that’s why, you ruined their date huh? You’re jealous.”

"I’m not. What is so great about him anyway? I just want him too keep himself away from Donghyuck if he's not going to take him seriously." he said and slightly smirking.

He really like him. Jaemin thought and grinning too like Renjun.

"Then what if, he's really serious about Donghyuck? What will you do?"

Another deep sigh was released by Mark, right then his eyes became gloomy after Renjun ask him. It was like, hard to believe if that bastard will like him because he ditch Donghyuck back then. He thought, Donghyuck wanted to hate Chani?

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